Farm-gate



(No Model.) J WILMOT .Attorney Patented Feb. 17, 1885'.

'FARM GATE.

UNrTnn STATES ATENT @lirica i JAMES K. VILMOT, OF OCONEE, ILLINOIS.

FARM-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 312,311, dated February 17, 1885.

i Application tiled May 17', i834. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES K. WiLMoT, aV citizen ofthe United States, residing at Oco nee, in the count-y of Shelby and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm-Gates; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making a partof this specification, and to the letters and tigures of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in farm-gates; and it consists in the several 4details ot' construction, substantially as shown in the drawing and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing,which represents a perspective view of my invention, A designates the fence, of the usual construction, having secured in the ground, a suitable distance from-each side thereof, posts B. The fence A has friction-rollers a, between which is located the top rail ot' a sliding gate, C, said gate having a supplemental gate, D, adapted to raise in opening, so as to let pass small stock, such as pigs. This supplemental gate D consists of the two rails b, connected to upright straps c, which pass through staples or guides d at their upper ends, the gate closing by its Own weight.

To the forward end ofthe gate Gis connected one end of arod, E, the opposite end thereof being adj ustably connected to a fulcrumbar, F, by a pin passing through said bar and one of a series of holes in the end of the rod E, thus enabling the angle of the rod and fulerum-bar to be adjusted to adapt them to levers of different lengths, the levers G being connected to the fulcrum-bar by arms c, and

| .near their center to upright posts H. The fulcrum-bar F is suitably connected to the posts B bya bolt or other means that will allowsaid bar to work as if on a pivot. Vhen it is desired to open the gate C, one of the handles f, depending from the levers G, is pulled down upon, and the opposite handle is raised in closing the gate.

To the opposite end of the fence A is hinged a gate, I, which is held closed by angle-braces K, pivoted at their upper ends to the gate sill, Lupermanently secured to stakes driven in the ground.

withdrawn and the pivoted braces K swung up from engagement with the sill L, Vafter which the gate cau be swung open and used in connection with the sliding gate C when desired to have aneXtra wide passage-way for herds of cattle or other purposes; or the gate I can be used independent ofthe gate C.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Lett-ers Patent, is-

The combination, with a sliding gate and levers for operating the same, of a swinging gate in line therewith, angle-braces pivoted at their upper ends to said swinging gate, and a transverse sill secured to the ground ,to which the lower ends of the braces are detachably connected, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence ot' two witnesses. JAMES K. WILMOT.,

Witnesses:

W. H. AUGHINBAUGH, J. S. BooTEs.

and at their lower ends'bolted to a stationary In opening the gate I the bolts g are first 

